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Give a short history of fingerprinting. Tell the difference
between civil and criminal identification. Take a clear set of prints.
Use both rolled and plain impressions. Make these on an 8-by-8-inch
fingerprint identification card, available from your local police department
or counselor.

Explain the difference between the automated fingerprint identification
systems (AFIS) now used by some law enforcement agencies and the biometric
fingerprint systems used to control access to places like buildings,
airports, and computer rooms.Do the following:

Name the surfaces of the body
where friction or papillary ridges are found.

Explain why plain impressions
must be taken on a card.

Do the following:

Name the surfaces of the body where friction or papillary
ridges are found.

Name the two basic principles supporting the science of
fingerprints and give a brief explanation of each principle.

Explain what it takes to positively identify a person
using fingerprints.

Show you can identify the eight types
of fingerprint patterns.

Give a short history of fingerprinting.
Tell the difference between civil and criminal identification. Point
out the purposes of each.Take a clear set of prints using ONE of the
following methods:

Make both rolled and plain impressions. Make
these on an 8-by-8-inch fingerprint identification card available
from your local police department or counselor.

Using clear adhesive tape, a pencil, and plain
paper, record your own fingerprints or those of another person.

Show your merit badge counselor you can identify the three
basic types of fingerprint patterns and their subcategories. Using your
own hand, identify the types of patterns you see.

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